My Ultimate Bucket List

Everywhere, I continue catching wind of the significance of responsibility. In the event that you make an objective open and have individuals to consider you responsible, you are substantially more prone to finish your objectives. So this bucket list is the means by which I am considering myself responsible.

But for those who don't know I need to answer the question, what is a bucket list? Simply, it means a list of things you might want to do before you die. It is a considerable number of goals you need to accomplish, dreams you need to satisfy and educational goals you are longing to understand. It was made well known from the film called “The Bucket List” where two terminally ill men (Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson) meet in a doctor’s facility and after that set out a plan to attempt to accomplish everything on their bucket list.

Why did I begin a bucket list? My bucket list was originally posted in 2015 on my Facebook wall. So by publishing them, it urged me to do not so much imagining about them but rather more doing or accomplishing what’s on my list. Throughout the years I have written a lot of substance about my bucket list, since I have faith in the force of them to such an extent.

Ever feel your days are passing you by with no substantial yield to discuss? What did you finish in the previous 3 months? What are your goals for the following 3 months? Having a bucket list helps you to remember what is truly essential so you can follow up on them.

The target of making this bucket list isn't to impart some sort of a race against time or to make abhorrence toward death. I don't see our reality to be constrained to only our physical years on earth – I don't see our reality to be restricted to only our physical years on earth – our physical life expectancy is yet a short bit of our reality in the universe.

The general purpose of making bucket list is to boost each snapshot of our reality and carry on with our life minus all potential limitations. It's an indication of the considerable number of things we need to accomplish in our time here, so that as opposed to pandering our time in pointless exercises, we are guiding it completely toward what makes a difference to us.

The following are my ultimate bucket list:

1. Go back to Japan to study
2. Study Ph.D. in USA
3. Travel around the world
4. . Record my own music album
5. Enroll in Film course
6. Direct short films
7.Invent gadgets/ make innovations
8. Develop a drug/treatment method for Cancer
9. Publish my own book/ literary folio
10. Drive a chopper/airplane
11. Make friends with UN and ASEAN people
12. Go to NASA
13. Explore the Philippine Islands
14. Maintain my blog
15. Read 20 books in a month

16. Go scuba diving / snorkeling and experience marine life up close

17. Go skiing

18. Go horseback riding

19. Do an extreme sport

20. Climb a mountain

21.  Perform a kind deed without expecting anything in return

22. Make a difference in someone’s life

23. Fly in a hot-air balloon

24. Do volunteer work

25. Get Married

26. Send a Message in a bottle

Writing a bucket list gives you significant clarity and focus on what you want from your life. It’s an invaluable exchange. If you already have your list, take this opportunity to review it. If you will create your own list, answer the questions below.

1.      What if you were to die tomorrow?

2.      What would you wish you could do before you die?

3.      What would you do if you had unlimited time, money and resources?

4.      What have you always wanted to do but have not done yet?

5.      Any countries, places or locations you want to visit?

6.      What are your biggest goals and dreams?

7.      What do you want to see in person?

8.      What achievements do you want to have?

9.      What experiences do you want to have / feel?

10.  Are there any special moments you want to witness?

11.  What activities or skills do you want to learn or try out?

12.  What are the most important things you can ever do?

13.  What would you like to say/do together with other people? People you love? Family? Friends?

14.  Are there any specific people you want to meet in person?

15.  What do you want to achieve in the different areas: Social, Love, Family, Career, Finance, Health (Your weight, Fitness level), Spiritual?

16.  What do you need to do to lead a life of the greatest meaning?

Just Because Somebody Is.

I made a lot of thinking lately. And a few thoughts crossed my mind which boosted my self-confidence and eliminated completely those negative vibes. I wish to share here on my blog my positive mindset.

Just because somebody is more gifted than I am, doesn't decrease my own particular talent. I should step forward and find my own spot under the sun.

Just because somebody is more grounded than I am, doesn't markdown my own particular versatility. Now that I am older and a lot wiser, I have more “deskartes” in life than I can think.

Just because somebody is better ready to bolster a friend in the way that other people require at times, doesn't mean I am not helping them or that I am not as great of a friend. The truth is I am generous most of the time.

Just because somebody is preferred at our occupation over me, doesn't mean I am not adding to my working environment especially at school where I teach.

This is my belief: I should work hard in silence and let success be my noise. I should not stop attempting to ever enhance or work on myself. It's a reminder that what each of us brings to the table the world values ​​is intrinsic in its reality. What any other individual brings to the table, the world is random. I don't have to put somebody down to bring myself up. Moreover, someone else going up does not demonstrate that I am going down. There is no world quota on goodness. I know I can be great in my own chosen expertise because I know what I am capable of. Now it's time for me to encourage others to do the same and inspire them to make a difference.

Robotics: A Main Stay in the Lives of the Youth Today

It was just my simple dream to see our Special Science Curriculum (SSC) students in Jacinto P. Elpa National High School (JPENHS) participate in the National Robotics Competition.  I became excited when I saw that dream coming  as I received an email cordially inviting us to take part in the 2016 National Robotics Competition at Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Calamba, Laguna on January 13-18, 2016.

This National Robotics Competition is an annual event participated in by most premier high schools, colleges and universities in the Philippines to showcase and compete in their robot innovations and humanoids. This event is conducted by Data Science Technology Corp. and it has consistently sponsored the National Robotics Competition in the past 10 years. Joining this big event was our first try in Robotics and also a first ever participation of a high school from Mindanao.

Wens Zaren P. Duron and Rean Ian M. Marapao who are both Grade 9 SSC students represented JPENHS in the Line Tracing Category. Around 400 participants from different schools from Luzon and Visayas competed in this category. Other robot categories competed were Sumobot, Humanoid Challenge, Mission Challenge and Robot Soccer-Humaniod.

Though Wenz and Ian experienced a robotic event as champion from Engineering Science Challenge (PET Bottle Robot) at the 2015 PSYSC National Science Clubs Summit in Cantilan National High School, this National Robotics Competition was an entirely different level because you need design an autonomous robot.

The objective of this Line Tracing Category was for autonomous robot to complete the course in the shortest period of time while accurately tracking the line from START to FINISH. A game was played by one robot per team having 2 members. Only one team member could approach the playing field. Playing field consisted of different obstacles with corresponding points. The aim was to surpass the obstacle while moving on the line. The team who approached the finish line in the shortest period of time would win the game.

We only got a 30^th place in the overall result among the 400 contenders. Not really that bad for first timer! Now, we have a lot of time to prepare for the next competition. Nothing really is impossible for us who have strong will. As a coach of this event, I learned a lot from the experience and I am very grateful to the many teachers and parents who strongly supported me and my contestants. The efforts of training Wenz and Ian to invent their own robot caused them to believe in themselves.  It raised their self- confidence, creativity and motivation to achieve the goal. 

I believe that DepEd Tandag City Division has a lot to help in institutionalizing Robotics as a new scientific field to our pupils and students to engage in. This will create an avenue for them to showcase their inventions that make use of robotics technology for relevant issues our society face today.  Imagine a day each year where young people gather in a large parking lot to showcase and explain their inventions and how its production will make an impact in society. 
I am positive that through our participation in the National Robotics Competition, other Science teachers and robotic enthusiasts will rise up to join us in this effort. As of today, we have created a special team of robotics and linkages to help us develop and prototype climate change respond robots and provide us training materials to make robotics simple enough for everyone.  We encourage our science teachers, parents, pupils and students to join us in our efforts of making robotics a main stay in the lives of the youth today.